Our fabrication space totals approximately 30,000 square feet at our Newark, DE location and averages a dozen office staff and shop employees at any given time, overseen by Nickle's Pre-Fab & VDC Design Manager who has more than three decades of experience in the electrical construction industry. Our team works with each department, from Estimating to Project Management, for layout and design of each project to best utilize VDC coordination and pre-fab.
The benefits of pre-fab and VDC include production in a controlled environment, increased level of safety, speed of install, a more organized work site, consistency and accuracy of install, flexibility, fewer errors and greater efficiency resulting in financial savings, and a reduced timeline. By moving work off the job site and into our shop, we reduce field labor hours by up to 30%, minimize material waste, and improve installation quality across projects from central Pennsylvania through Virginia.
Our pre-fab program is tightly integrated with our VDC and preconstruction departments. As models are developed and refined, fabrication-ready drawings and cut lists flow directly to the shop floor. This seamless data pipeline ensures that what is built in the shop fits perfectly in the field, eliminating costly rework and keeping projects on schedule throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
With virtually endless prefabrication capabilities, our Newark-based shop is equipped to handle projects of any scale — from healthcare facilities to industrial warehouses and everything in between.
Our in-wall rough-in prefabrication streamlines installation by assembling conduit, boxes, and branch systems in a controlled environment before they ever reach the jobsite. This approach reduces field labor, improves consistency, and keeps your project moving faster with fewer surprises behind the walls.
Our overhead conduit rack prefabrication delivers fully assembled, code-compliant systems that are ready to install the moment they arrive on site. By building these racks in a controlled environment, we reduce overhead work at elevation, accelerate installation, and significantly improve jobsite safety.
Our wire spooling service cuts waste and installation time by measuring, labeling, and bundling conductors to exact run lengths before they reach the field. This organized, pull-ready approach minimizes handling, reduces errors, and keeps crews moving efficiently from start to finish.
Our underground duct bank prefabrication ensures precise spacing, alignment, and encasement planning before excavation begins, reducing rework and costly delays in the field. By assembling components and layouts in advance, we accelerate installation while improving accuracy, safety, and long-term system reliability.
Complete conduit rack systems including supports, strut, and trapeze hangers built to exact specifications and delivered ready for installation, reducing field labor significantly.
Electrical panels pre-wired and tested in our controlled shop environment, ensuring consistent quality and allowing field crews to focus on higher-value installation tasks.
Lighting packages assembled with whips, brackets, and mounting hardware pre-attached so field electricians can install fixtures quickly with minimal on-site preparation.
Cable tray runs cut, fitted, and assembled off-site using dimensions extracted directly from our BIM models, enabling rapid field installation with precision-fit connections.
Purpose-built enclosures, junction boxes, and specialty housings fabricated to meet unique project requirements when standard products will not satisfy the design intent.
Job-specific material kits organized, labeled, and staged for delivery to the field exactly when needed, eliminating wasted time searching for components on the job site.
Traditional electrical construction relies on field decisions made in uncontrolled environments. We take a smarter approach.